This is a tree flower which I have deep attachment, hence I want to see more here = though, strangely she was not planted often. Probably because people afraid of the poison of this plant. In deed, if you feed the handful leaves to the animal (cow or goat kind) the animal would die easily = strange contradiction is, its poison (Oleandrin) has very similar effect to the poison of Foxglove (Digitalis / Digitoxin = Very strong stimulant and or poison to the heart) —– yet you can see the Foxglove everywhere even though Foxglove can kill you too.The reason why I feel such attachment to this flower was, she was associated with some poets who I respect, — and its poisonous nature. When I was small, my hero was the Ninja or humanoid Robot, not a Superman kind of American comic fantasy. So, we kids practiced how to make a rope to climb a wall or the formula to make a poison.(still, I never heard of any accident with those poisons = Japanese got necessary knowledges —– idiot can’t be a Ninja = we kids wanted to master the real skill, not dreaming in a silly fantasy to fly a sky.)

Very remarkable fact of this plant, Nerium Oleander (夾竹桃、キョウチクトウ）is, that this plant has the will and the ability to survive while eliminating other plant with its poison. Oleander was the plant first revived and flowered on the literally scorched ground of the Hiroshima, after that atomic bomb. Hence, she was named and honoured as the Flower of the Hiroshima. —– (Hidden message here might not be a flowering peace but a kept poison / we never forget.)

(Those photos were taken by a homemade lens nicknamed “koda-fun lens” with or without extension ring.).